Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28AM3.22m | 7:46PM3.59m | 8:04AM3.49m | 8:20PM3.91m | 8:37AM3.75m | 8:52PM4.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM1.03m | 2:53AM0.81m | 3:01PM0.77m | 3:27AM0.54m | 3:34PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | W 9 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 8 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 133 | 134 | 133 | 199 | 276 | 395 | 254 | 319 | 312 | 306 | 312 | 312 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 247 | 139 |
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